Category Archives: Family and Friends

Happy Patriots’ Day

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Today BOTH of my states celebrate Patriots’ Day, given that Maine was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It celebrates the battle of Lexington and Concord. The battle started as the troops of the British crown came to seize the … Continue reading →

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Home

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Made it home. Covered a LOT of ground, found everything in the fridge had developed its own society and needed to be eradicated with extreme prejudice. Blogging will resume later.

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Stopover

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Bedding down in Pennsylvania for the night. We left Williamsberg this morning, spent morning at Montecello, and made it this far north before dinner. We’ll be home tomorrow afternoon. It was a great trip, I’m sorry I didn’t get a … Continue reading →

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on Colonial Witches

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Weerd Beard

First up, I got to yammering with a cannon crew during one of the celebrations. After talking shop enough to clear me as somebody who knows a thing-or-two about cannons, I got the behind the scenes look at how they … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Blogging almost none because Colonial Williamsberg is the bomb. There is something to see around every corner, and you always have just one more question for the staff. So having a good time, hope y’all are doing well too!

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Landfall

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Weerd Beard

We made awesome time. Only real traffic was in Northern Virginia. Took us just shy of 13 hours including breaks. Weather is nice, and we all slept well. Time to get our bearings and see the sites. I’ll keep you … Continue reading →

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Hitting the Road

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Vehicle loaded, nose pointed south….and I slept like crap last night. Too much shit on my mind. I might blog from the road, I might not. Hopefully it’ll be fair winds and following seas for the whole trip to Virginia.

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Blogmeet Hold

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Old NFO has a nice memoriam up on Newbius. He hasn’t confirmed it, but it appears that the Memorial services have been scheduled for Wednesday as well. I just picked a random day, and it just doesn’t feel right. Sadly … Continue reading →

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A Proper Candle

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Les is prone to making comical candle pictures for various topics. He just sent me one that is serious and apropriate for today’s sad news. Like Les, I knew you, Newbius, and I’m better for it. I’m also so sad … Continue reading →

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Shocked

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Weerd Beard

So A Girl, and NFO are reporting that Newbius has passed on. I first met him at the NRA convention. I will never forget standing with him and Alan Gura, and getting totally lost listening to them discuss various federal … Continue reading →

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